Famous people · Polonia
Born near Polonia: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lowell C. Kilday, from New Hope, 7 mi away. Peter Weller is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Polonia. 649 towns across Wisconsin can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Peter Weller
Best known
Peter Weller
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Polonia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Polonia
Nobody born in Polonia is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Suzy Favor Hamilton
born 1968American middle-distance runner, former escort and mental health activist
George B. Nelson
1876–1943Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Polonia and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Peter Weller: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Weber-Gale: Nicole from Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Pavelski: Ivan Makarov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzy Favor Hamilton: Sargossa, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janel McCarville: SusanLesch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Biadasz: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George B. Nelson: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons